Opinions
Tom Venesky: Where’s the whitetail rut in Pennsylvania?
Beyond the decreasing length of daylight hours, I don’t believe there are many other factors that significantly influence when rut activity takes place.
But this year seems to be a little different. Several trips
Mike Raykovicz: In New York’s Southern Zone, consider taking a doe this year
According to information provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, last year hunters in New York harvested 209,781 deer. It was estimated that 112,224 antlered bucks, and 97,557 antlerless deer were taken and
Outdoor Insights: Minnesotans overwhelmingly stand up for the outdoors again
Last week, I spoke with Paul Austin, executive director of Conservation Minnesota. He shared a couple of points that illustrate just how thoroughly Minnesotans supported the out-of-doors via the Nov. 5 amendment to re-dedicate lottery
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Words matter when it comes to how we describe hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 22, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Hunters have an undeniable branding problem
The word “hunter” has five defined meanings:
• A person who hunts game,
• A dog used or trained for hunting,
• A horse used or adapted for use in hunting with
Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR needs to let public know that feeding deer is illegal
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 22, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: EHD impacts Michigan hunters in some areas as reported harvest goes over 170,000 after opening weekend
Conversations leading up to the Michigan firearms deer season between my hunting buddies and I often focus on how hot the rut is, what stand each of us is going to sit in on Nov.
Mike Schoonveld: Fill the gas tank on your boat using a jiggle siphon hose
I never saw a guy stuff five-dollar bills in a cigar box any quicker than the enterprising person in a simple booth at a boat show I attended years ago. There was a line of
Tom Pink: Where are the ducks in Michigan?
While my brother and I were cleaning more fish and fewer ducks during our most recent duck camp in Michigan – something that has been happening more often over the past several years – we
